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Jasmin Kulenović
Jasmin Kulenović (12 November 1957 - 10 January 1995) also known as Havarija was a commander in the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kulenović commanded the “Havarija” Sabotage-Reconnaissance company, as well as the 501st Brigade (ARBiH). Early life and career Jasmin Kulenović was born in Bihać on 12 November 1957, after finishing with school he became a medical technician in his home town. Military career Before the start of the Bosnian War, Kulenovic joined the Territorial Defence Force of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in April. Kulenović fought for the ToBiH until the organization of military units in Bihać, Havarija was wounded 2-3 times during the Bosnian War. he led a battalion in the 501st Glorious Mountain Brigade, in one of Kulenovic’s actions, he along with other Bosnian Army personnel attacked a group of VRS soldiers in Maljevac, garnering him the nickname “Havarija”. Kulenovic along with his men were appointed to hold the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bihać
Bihać is a city and the administrative centre of Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of river Una (Sava), Una in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the Bosanska Krajina region close to the border with Croatia. In 2013 its population was 56,261. Settlements * Bajrići (Bihać), Bajrići * Brekovica * Bugar * Ćukovi * Doljani (Bihać), Doljani * Donja Gata * Dubovsko * Gorjevac * Grabež * Grmuša * Hrgar * Izačić * Jezero (Bihać), Jezero * Kalati * Kulen Vakuf * Lohovo * Lohovska Brda * Mala Peća * Mali Skočaj * Međudražje * Muslići * Ostrovica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ostrovica * Papari * Praščijak * Pritoka * Račić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Račić * Rajinovci * Ripač * Spahići, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spahići * Srbljani * Velika Gata * Veliki Skočaj * Veliki Stjenjani * Vikići * Vrsta * Zavalje i Zlopoljac History According to documents and historical sources, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The Golden Lily
The Order of the Golden Lily (), or simply the Golden Lily (), was a military decoration of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Bosnian War. It was given to soldiers and officers who displayed exceptional courage, bravery, and strategic skill during wartime. Although initially, the Golden Lily was the highest war award, on April 14, 1994, the Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted the Decree on Decorations, which exclusively mentions the Order of the Hero of the Liberation War as the highest award. 1,742 people were awarded the Golden Lily. Award criteria The Rulebook, established on October 1, 1992, outlines the criteria and procedures for granting the Golden Lily War award, and other relevant matters about its bestowal. According to that rulebook, the Golden Lily award was an individual as well as a collective recognition. With the adoption of the new Ordinance on awards and incentive measures in December 1992, collective award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atif Dudaković
Atif Dudaković (born 2 December 1953) is a retired Bosniak general who served in the Army of Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the Bosnian War, Dudaković was in command of the Bihać enclave, which was surrounded and besieged from 1992 to 1995, commanding the 5th Corps. After the war he became the general commander of the Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2018, he was charged with war crimes. Early life and education Dudaković was born in the village of Orahova near Gradiška. He graduated from the Military High School in Zadar and in 1976 from the Military Academy, majoring in artillery. He later taught at an artillery school in Zadar and military academy in Belgrade. Career In 1991, at the beginning of the Croatian War of Independence, he served as the artillery superintendent of the 9th Corps of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) with headquarters in Knin, and was directly subordinated to the Serb General Ratko Mladić. After the outbreak of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izet Nanić
Izet Nanić (4 October 1965 – 5 August 1995) was a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian brigade commander in the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Army during the Bosnian War, Bosnian War of Independence. Family A Bosnian Muslim, Izet Nanić was born to Ibrahim Nanić (1939–2000) and Rasima (born 1945) in the town of Bužim, as second of seven children. He was married to Safija Remetić, from Varoška Rijeka. Together they had three children: a daughter and two sons. Career Nanić finished the military gymnasium in 1984, in Zagreb and then went to Belgrade after being accepted in the military academy there. After being in the military academy for two years, he went to Sarajevo for 1 year. Then he went back to Zagreb again in 1987 where he finished his military academy training. Until January 1991, Nanić was an officer of the Yugoslav People's Army, when he returned to his home in Bužim due to a broken leg. He was a lieutenant of the Yugoslav Air Force a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soldiers
A soldier is a person who is a member of an army. A soldier can be a conscripted or volunteer enlisted person, a non-commissioned officer, a warrant officer, or an officer. Etymology The word ''soldier'' derives from the Middle English word , from Old French or , meaning mercenary, from , meaning shilling">-4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of French, that is, when it wa ... or , meaning mercenary, from , meaning shilling's worth or wage, from or , shilling. The word is also related to the Medieval Latin , meaning soldier (). These words ultimately derive from the Late Latin word , referring to an Ancient Rome, ancient Roman coin used in the Byzantine Empire. Occupational and other designations In most armies, the word "soldier" has a general meaning that refers to all members of an army, distinct from more specialized military occupations that require different areas of knowledge and skill sets. "Soldiers" may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanski Most
Sanski Most ( sr-cyrl, Сански Мост, ) is a town and municipality located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of the Sana River in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the region of Bosanska Krajina, between Prijedor and Ključ. As of 2013, it has a population of 41,475 inhabitants. Geography It is located on the Sana River in Bosanska Krajina, between Prijedor and Ključ. Administratively it is part of the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Town sits on Nine Rivers, and they are : Sana, Dabar, Zdena, Bliha, Majdanska Rijeka, Japra, Sasinka and Kozica Climate History In 1878, the little town (''varošica'') of Sanski Most was described as having a majority Bosnian Muslim population by the Croatian historian Vjekoslav Klaić. From 1929 to 1941, Sanski Most was part of the Vrbas Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. During Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killed In Action
Killed in action (KIA) is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their personnel at the hands of enemy or hostile forces at the moment of action. The United States Department of Defense, for example, says that those declared KIA did not need to have fired their weapons, but only to have been killed due to hostile attack. KIAs include those killed by friendly fire during combat, but not from incidents such as accidental vehicle crashes, murder, or other non-hostile events or terrorism. KIA can be applied both to front-line combat troops and naval, air, and support forces. Furthermore, the term died of wounds (DOW) is used to denote personnel who reached a medical treatment facility before dying. The category ''died of wounds received in action'' (''DWRIA'') is also used for combat related casualties which occur after medical evacuation. PKIA means presumed killed in action. This term is used when personnel are lost in battle, initial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Corps (Army Of The Republic Of Bosnia And Herzegovina)
The 5th Corps was one of seven corps and smallest one of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The formation was around the Bihać pocket to protect it against the surrounding Serb forces. The Fifth Corps also fought secessional Bosniak forces loyal to Fikret Abdić, who was cooperating with Serb forces. Just days before the last 5th Corps military operation, Operation Sana, 5th Corps defeated Abdić's army and supporters, bringing the rogue autonomous province under government's control in the Downfall of Second autonomy operation. After that 5th Corps started all-out offensive Operation Sana, connecting to the rest of the Bosnian territory while bringing a number of previously lost and occupied regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina under government control, defeating 1st and 2nd Krajiški corps, strengthened with units that escaped Kninska Krajina and multiple Serb paramilitary forces coming to aid from different forntlines. During Sana 95 and Downfall of Second auton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velika Kladuša
Velika Kladuša ( sr-Cyrl, Велика Кладуша, ; literal translation, lit. "Great Kladuša") is a town in the Una-Sana Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the far northwest of Bosnia, located on the border with Croatia. As of 2013, it has a population of 40,419 inhabitants expanding over 331,73 km². Making Velika Kladuša one of the most densely populated areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina. History Velika Kladuša was first mentioned by name on October 30, 1280 (date on its shield) by the name ''Cladosa'' under the rule of King Ladislaus IV of Hungary. During the era of the Byzantine Empire it is assumed that the population of the town started to slowly grow. Towards the end of the 13th century up to 1464, Velika Kladuša was controlled by the Croatian noble families of Babonić, Frankopan, Šubić and Tuz de Lak. Around 1464 the Ottoman Empire was expanding towards this region. The town was raided in 1558, then captured in 1633 by the Ottoman Empire. Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autonomous Province Of Western Bosnia
The Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia (), was a small unrecognized proto-state that existed in the northwest of Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1993 and 1995. It consisted mainly of the town of Velika Kladuša, its capital, and a few nearby villages and fields. It was proclaimed as a result of secessionist politics by Fikret Abdić against the central government of Alija Izetbegović during the Bosnian War, which led to the Intra-Bosnian Muslim War. For a short time in 1995, it was known as the Republic of Western Bosnia (). Background The Cazinska Krajina region, located in the far north-western part of Bosanska Krajina, had a slightly higher GDP per capita compared to the average of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Predominantly populated by Bosnian Muslims, the region encompasses the municipalities of Bihać, Cazin, and Velika Kladuša. To the north and west, it borders Croatia, while to the south and east, it is separated from the broader Musl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratko Mladić
Ratko Mladić ( sr-Cyrl, Ратко Младић, ; born 12 March 1942) is a Bosnian Serb former military officer who led the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) during the Yugoslav Wars. In 2017, he was found guilty of committing war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). He is serving a life sentence for these crimes in The Hague. A long-time member of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, Mladić began his career in the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) in 1965. He came to prominence in the Yugoslav Wars, initially as a high-ranking officer of the Yugoslav People's Army and subsequently as the Chief of the General Staff of the Army of Republika Srpska in the Bosnian War of 1992–1995. In July 1996, the Trial Chamber of the ICTY, proceeding in the absence of Mladić under the ICTY's Rule 61, confirmed all counts of the original indictments, finding there were reasonable grounds to believe he had commi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maljevac
Maljevac is a village in Croatia, population 115 (2011). Maljevac lies on the Glina River. It is connected by the D216 highway. It houses a mosque attended to by the local Bosnian Muslim Islam is the most widespread religion in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was introduced to the local population in the 15th and 16th centuries as a result of the Ottoman conquest of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Muslims make the largest religious co ... population. References {{Karlovac-geo-stub Populated places in Karlovac County Bosnia and Herzegovina–Croatia border crossings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
